Todd looked at the navigation route on the screen again, thinking about the feasibility of the plan in his mind, and finally said: "Maybe... we can try it."
Rachel made a fist with her right hand and held her chin: "There is another problem. There are no ships suitable for ocean voyages in Muxi Shipyard. The warships of the North Islanders have shallow drafts and fast speeds, but they are not suitable for long-distance voyages; they
Although the existing cargo ships can travel long distances, they are large and heavy, and their speed is too slow. What we need is a small sailing ship, which is safe, reliable, and most importantly, fast."
Todd thought for a while and replied: "There may be one such ship right now."
"In that case, the ship should be fine." Rachel closed the screen: "The rest is some preparation work, supplies, tools, weapons and connectors."
"You plan to go together?!"
Rachel looked at him strangely: "Of course I will follow you."
"What about the management of alien species? What about the alien factory?"
"Karin is now able to take charge of her own business. Besides, the alien species in Duixi City have stabilized, and there aren't too many affairs. As for the factory, all production is on track. Even if I'm not here, it won't have any impact."
Seeing that the other party had made up his mind, Todd also gave up persuading, and began to make a series of preparations with Rachel before the departure.
The first is the linking person in the soul space. Since he will not be in Muxi City for a long time in the future, it is extremely important to determine the person to whom the soul is linked.
Important figures in the kingdom, such as Huggins, Alfonso, Joe, Brünnhilde, Karin, Dion and others, are all the objects of soul connection.
Todd was a little worried that it would take some time to convince them to accept the link. To his surprise, almost everyone agreed immediately, and some even cheered loudly and gave thanks after receiving the king's request.
After dealing with the soul link matter, Todd began to turn his attention to transportation.
The existing shipbuilding technology in Duixi City is not enough to build an ocean-going clipper, so Todd has to turn his attention to other ships in the port.
An armed sailboat named Black Pearl came into his sight.
This small speedboat built by the Abbasid Empire is light and strong. It is the best choice in terms of speed, steering and concealment.
The most important thing is that the captain of this clipper ship has experience in sailing to the north. She is Barbarossa's daughter-Aisha.
However, when negotiating with her, there was a little trouble...
"What? You mean the ambush plan is aborted?!"
Ayesha looked at King Muxi behind the table, frowned, and whispered: "Your Majesty, this is different from what we agreed in advance."
Todd tapped the table with his knuckles lightly and said casually: "Thank you for the information you provided. With the mediation of the Muxi Kingdom, the North Islanders, the Talon Tribe and the Black Skull Tribe have agreed to transfer part of their sea trade.
Share in exchange for support from other small tribes in the North Island."
Ayesha bit her lip tightly and held onto the black robe with both hands.
She never imagined that her information would actually become a stepping stone, and that the two tribes would give up sea trade and live alone in exchange for support from other North Island tribes.
Ayesha looked at King Muxi in front of her, her eyes seemed to be bursting with flames: "Your Majesty, I believe you put a lot of thought into this, right?!"
Todd smiled and took out a bag of coins from under the table and opened the hole: "Aisha, I am a generous person. The information you provided has helped me a lot. I will naturally repay you. Here is 50 silver coins."
moon."
Ayesha took a closer look and saw the shining coins in the bag, which made her face clear up. She put away the money bag while muttering.
"Your Majesty, you still can't trust me after all." Ayesha shook her head, turned around with regret, and planned to leave.
Todd took out another money bag of the same size from under the table and placed it heavily on the table: "On the contrary, I have a more important task to give to you."
Aisha turned her head and looked at the king with a puzzled expression.
"An escort mission. There are two very important guests in the Muxi Kingdom. They need to go to the north as soon as possible."
Aisha shook the silver moon on her waist, shook her head and said, "If you want me to complete the escort mission, such a small bag of money is not enough."
Todd kept a smile on his face: "This is just a deposit. I will pay you ten times the deposit after the event is completed."
"Ten times?!" Ayesha took a breath. After a moment, she asked vigilantly: "Where are those two people going?"
"Land of Shadows."
Aisha was so shocked that she let the money bag in her hand fall to the ground without realizing it.
"The Kingdom of Shadows?! You must be crazy!" Aisha took two steps back and said with a sneer: "If you want to commit suicide, you might as well choose a rope! I will never do it for hundreds of silver moons.
I will be buried for you!"
"Silver Moon?" Todd laughed. He untied the money bag on the table, revealing the dazzling golden light inside: "Miss Hayreding, these are genuine Jin Xu!"
"Gold coins?" Ayesha was attracted by the golden light, and even the disgusting title from the other party was forgotten.
"The deposit is 50 gold coins, so the total is 550 gold coins, which works out to 5,500 silver months."
Todd crossed his fingers and slowly leaned back on the chair, admiring Ayesha's greed and desire, and whispered: "As I said just now, I am a generous person..."
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In the soul space, the conference hall on the second floor of the institute.
Emerson, Cumberland, Terrence, Mary and Rachel were sitting at the same round table, looking at the king above.
"Today is the first time that everyone here and I have a meeting in the soul space." Todd said while thinking: "There are many benefits to meeting here. The first is to save time. The 12 hours spent here are almost the same.
It is more than two minutes in this world. We can use more precious time on more important things in the outside world. Secondly, it is more convenient. Everything you see and hear in your daily life can be viewed through the screen on the table.
Played out in the form of video and sound.”
Watching Cumberland playing with the mouse on the table with a curious look on his face, Todd scratched the back of his head: "You may not be used to this method of operation at first, but you'll be fine once you get used to it."
After a moment of pause, Todd cleared his throat: "Next, I have something very important to announce - I will not appear in the world for a long time."
Except for Rachel, the other four people looked blank when they heard this.
Emerson was the first to react: "Your Majesty, do you mean that we will not be able to see you in Twilight City?
Todd nodded: "You can say that."
"How is this possible?! You are the king of Muxi! How can the leader of a country not be on the throne for a long time?!" Cumberland immediately objected.
Terrence also questioned this time: "The kingdom still has many affairs, and the king's absence may cause turmoil in the country."
Todd stretched out his hands and pressed down, signaling everyone to calm down.
"I will not give up the management of the kingdom. In fact, I will spend more time on the king's affairs. However, my office location will be moved from the headquarters of the Knights to here." Todd pointed his finger in front of him.
computer screen.
Mary understood somewhat: "Are you planning to stay here in the future..."
"That's right. From now on, around 8:30 every morning, I will use the method of calling souls to lead you into this place." Todd took a sip of the coffee in front of him and continued: "I call this meeting a daily meeting.
, before the meeting, everyone here please prepare materials and documents, I will focus on processing."
Emerson tugged his mustache with his fingers and frowned: "This method may also be used, but there are always occasions where your Majesty still needs to come forward. May I ask, your Majesty, you are not in Muxi City
How long will it take?"
"Maybe...a year." When Todd said this, he didn't have much confidence in his heart, because another answer kept popping up in his mind - forever.
"One year?!" Cumberland's loud voice rang out again: "Your Majesty, what's so important that you have to go for such a long time?! Can't you not go?!"
Todd closed his eyes, and his desolate expression slowly emerged: "It's a very important thing, I can't go without it..."
Everyone attending the meeting fell into silence.
Some people think of the heaven they are in now, and then think of the identity of the Holy Son, and they unconsciously close their mouths.
Todd opened his eyes, looked around, clapped his hands and said, "Okay, since everyone has no objections, let's start discussing the future meeting procedures and precautions."